Gabaldon based Jamie’s appearance on that of her husband of 50 years, Doug Watkins. But a tall, strikingly handsome redhead isn’t what Gabaldon saw when looking at Heughan for the first time.

Diana Gabaldon, the author of the Outlander book series, has seen her work brought to life on the small screen by Starz, much ...

When Gabaldon started writing her first Outlander novel in the late 1980s, she found inspiration for the Jamie character from her husband, Doug Watkins. She described the proud Scotsman as not ...

Even her husband, Doug Watkins, didn't know she was writing. Watkins found out when he checked the computer they shared to find a file. ... Diana Gabaldon's 'Outlander' series. Diana Gabaldon, ...

Diana Gabaldon and Scots actor Sam Heughan once shared a peck following the global success of her book franchise which was ... with her husband Doug Watkins and their three children who are now ...

Hunky Sam Heughan was not Outlander author Diana Gabaldon’s first choice to play Jamie Fraser – she had her heart set on Liam Neeson or Sir Sean Connery. The writer, whose books spawned one of ...

Gabaldon and her husband, Douglas Watkins, have three adult children and live mostly in Scottsdale, Arizona. The Maryland Renaissance Festival is in its 39th season and open weekends through ...

Diana Gabaldon has become a household name thanks to Outlander. By Tasha Hall, Neela Debnath. 00:30, Mon, ... while her husband Doug Watkins takes the helm of morning routines. ...

Diana Gabaldon chats about her ‘Outlander’ characters aging, senior sex and more from ‘Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone’ Dec. 2, 2021 at 6:00 am Updated Dec. 3, 2021 at 6:29 pm By ...

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